Shaving device.



' F. c. SAUER.

' SHAVING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8, I912.

Patented Feb. 25, 19-13.

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UNITED snares-PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK C. SAUER, F HAMILTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD T0 ANTHONY B.HAFERTEPEN, 0F HAMILTON, OHIO.

SHAVING DEVICE.

v I Specification of Letters Patent. 1 Patented Feb, 25, 1913Application filed June 8, 1912.

Serial No. 702,628..

' i To all whom ztmag concern:

Be it knownthat I, F RANK C. Simian, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hamilton, in the -county of Butler: and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Shaving Devices, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention is an iiii proved neck shav ing device to enable a personto shave the back of his neck and triin the edge of his back hairwithout the necessity of employing mirrors, the invention consisting inthe construction, combination and arrangement of devices hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

The object of the invention is'to provide an improved device of thischaracter which is extremely cheap and simple, is strong and durable,may be readily fitted on the head and adjusted to a pe'rsonfiof anysize, by means of which the desired outline of the back hair at the backof thcneck is obtained and the operation of shaving the back of the neckand trimming the hair is greatly facilitated, another ject of theinvention being to provide means to protect the razor edge and prevent,it from-becoming dulled.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 1s a side elevation of a neckshaving device constructed in accordance with my invention, showing thesame in use. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a detailelevation, on a larger scale, of a portion oft-he outlining band. Fig. 4is a detail sectional view of thesame on the plane indicated by the linea-a of Fig. 3. Figs. 5 and '6 are diagrams, illustrating the use of thedevice in shaving the back. of the neck and trimming the back hair.

In accordance. with my invention, I provide a head piece which is hereshown as comprising a brow band 1 to go around'the forehead from ear toear and a head band 2 to go over the top of the head from ear to ear..The brow band is preferablyelastic and made of rubber and the head band2 is also preferably elastic. The eni'sls of the brow band and head bandare connected to knuckles 3 to which the upper ends'of hooks 4; arealsoconnected, the hooks being adapt ed to engage under the ears. Anoutlining band 5 is also connected at its ends to the knuckles 3 Y and}springs 6 are provided which press downwardly on the outlining band andpress it against the back of the neck at the lower edge of the hair. Theoutmetal spring (3', a rubber s-T llpTiyhit-hisjnserted in and projectsfrom the Aojtver edge of the spring (3 and a suitable co,ver 8. Thisoutlining-band is curved longitudinally and is so shaped as to form apattern for outlining the lower edge. of the'hair as it is to be cutaround the back of the neck. The springs 6 by pressing downward on theoutlining band hold the said band in the required position against theback of. the neck and head.

The razor is used on the back of the neck and behind the ears below theoutlining band so that the outlining band gives-the desired trim oroutline to the lower edge of the hair when shaving the. back of theneck. To prevent the edge'of the razor from becomingdulled by contactwith the outlining band, I provide a fender 9 on the outer side of theoutliningband which fender is here shown as comprising a series of wires10 which extend from end to end of the outlining band on the outer sidethereof, and are appropriately spaced apart, and balls or rollers 11which are mounted on the said wires for rotation and are arranged instaggered relation so that the balls or rollers of each wire operate inthe spaces between those of the next adjacent wire. These balls orrollers vary in size and are reduced in diameter in descending order,the largest balls or. rollers beingnear the upper edge of the outliningband and the smallest at the lower edge thereof as shown in Figs. 3 and4. \Vhen using the razor and making down strokes, the razor blade passesover the rolling surfaces formed by the balls or rollers and is directveddownwardly to cut the lower edge of the hair and to shave the neck,without coming in directfcontactwith the outlining band. This isindicated in the,diagram, Fig. 5. When making upstrokes with the razor,the blade comes in contact-'witlrthe lower edge of the soft rubber strip7- of' the outlining band so that the hair is out between the edge ofthe razor blade and the said rubberfstrip,

as will be understood .and the rubber strip prevents injury to the razoredge.

It will be understood that the person using my improved shaving devicecan shave the back of his neck andtrim the lower edge of his hair veryreadily without assistance made inthe form, proportion and construe--tion of the several parts without departing from the spirit of myinvention and within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim 1. A shaving device of the class described comprising a headpiece, means to hold the same in place on the head, an outlining bandconnected to the head piece and adapted to pass around the back of theneck to form the required the hair, and springs to press the outliningband downwardly against the back of the neck.

outline of the lower edge of 2'. A shaving device of the class describedcomprising a head piece and an outlining band, the latter being providedwith a fender to protect the edge of a razor blade. I

3. A shaving device of the class described comprising a head piece andan outlining band, the latter being provided with a tender to protecttheedge of a razor blade, the said fender comprising a series of rollersmounted for rotation.

' 4. A shaving device of the class described comprising a head piece andan outlining band, the latter being provided with a fender to protectthe edge of a razor blade, the

said fender comprising a series of rollers mounted for rotation, thesaid rollers varying in size, the largest being near the upper edge ofthe outlining band and the smallestat the lower edge thereof. Intestimony whereof I in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK O. SAUER.

lVitnesses ANTHONY B. HAFERTEPEN, J ACOB RESSER BRINGMAN..

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